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Connecticut electrician prevailing wage, town by town

An electrician's prevailing wage on Connecticut public works runs from $86.97 an hour in Woodbury to $98.379 in Darien. The median town is $87.31.

Main electrician classification in each town (6) electrical worker (including low voltage wiring) (trade license required: e1,2 l-5,6 c-5,6 t-1,2 l-1,2 v-1,2,7,8,9)), CTDOL schedules as of July 1, 2026. Rates are not fixed for the life of a contract: contractors must adjust wages and benefits every July 1 to CTDOL's new rates (CGS § 31-55a, as amended by PA 25-168). Checked October 25, 2026.

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How much does an electrician make on prevailing wage in Connecticut?

4 groups of towns with identical rates and 1 with rates of their own, highest main rate first. The table below lists which towns are in each group.

Stamford group4 towns · 6) Electrical Worker (including low voltage $98.379
Hartford group70 towns · 6) Electrical Worker (including low voltage $87.72
Statewide1 town · 6) Electrical Worker (including low voltage $87.72
New Haven group41 towns · 6) Electrical Worker (including low voltage $87.31
Bridgeport group55 towns · 6) Electrical Worker (including low voltage $86.97

Which towns pay which rate

Towns	Main classification	Base + benefit	Base
Stamford group, 4 towns: Darien, Greenwich, New Canaan, Stamford	6) Electrical Worker (including low voltage wiring) (Trade License required: E1,2 L-5,6 C-5,6 T-1,2 L-1,2 V-1,2,7,8,9)	$98.379	$58.75
Hartford group, 70 towns: Andover, Ashford, Avon, Bloomfield, Bolton, Bozrah, Brooklyn, Burlington, Canterbury, Canton, Chaplin, Colchester, Columbia, Coventry, Cromwell, East Granby, East Hartford, East Windsor, Eastford, Ellington, Enfield, Farmington, Franklin, Glastonbury, Granby, Griswold, Hampton, Hartford, Hebron, Killingly, Lebanon, Ledyard, Lisbon, Manchester, Mansfield, Marlborough, Middlefield, Middletown, Montville, North Stonington, Norwich, Plainfield, Pomfret, Portland, Preston, Putnam, Rocky Hill, Salem, Scotland, Simsbury, Somers, South Windsor, Sprague, Stafford, Sterling, Stonington, Suffield, Thompson, Tolland, Union, Vernon, Voluntown, West Hartford, Wethersfield, Willimantic, Willington, Windham, Windsor, Windsor Locks, Woodstock	6) Electrical Worker (including low voltage wiring) (Trade License required: E1,2 L-5,6 C-5,6 T-1,2 L-1,2 V-1,2,7,8,9)	$87.72	$50.25
Statewide	6) Electrical Worker (including low voltage wiring) (Trade License required: E1,2 L-5,6 C-5,6 T-1,2 L-1,2 V-1,2,7,8,9)	$87.72	$50.25
New Haven group, 41 towns: Ansonia, Berlin, Bethany, Branford, Bristol, Cheshire, Chester, Clinton, Deep River, Derby, Durham, East Haddam, East Hampton, East Haven, East Lyme, Essex, Groton, Guilford, Haddam, Hamden, Killingworth, Lyme, Madison, Meriden, New Britain, New Haven, New London, Newington, North Branford, North Haven, Old Lyme, Old Saybrook, Orange, Plainville, Plymouth, Southington, Wallingford, Waterford, West Haven, Westbrook, Woodbridge	6) Electrical Worker (including low voltage wiring) (Trade License required: E1,2 L-5,6 C-5,6 T-1,2 L-1,2 V-1,2,7,8,9)	$87.31	$49.00
Bridgeport group, 55 towns: Barkhamsted, Beacon Falls, Bethel, Bethlehem, Bridgeport, Bridgewater, Brookfield, Canaan, Colebrook, Cornwall, Danbury, Easton, Fairfield, Goshen, Hartland, Harwinton, Kent, Litchfield, Middlebury, Milford, Monroe, Morris, Naugatuck, New Fairfield, New Hartford, New Milford, Newtown, Norfolk, North Canaan, Norwalk, Oxford, Prospect, Redding, Ridgefield, Roxbury, Salisbury, Seymour, Sharon, Shelton, Sherman, Southbury, Stratford, Thomaston, Torrington, Trumbull, Warren, Washington, Waterbury, Watertown, Weston, Westport, Wilton, Winchester, Wolcott, Woodbury	6) Electrical Worker (including low voltage wiring) (Trade License required: E1,2 L-5,6 C-5,6 T-1,2 L-1,2 V-1,2,7,8,9)	$86.97	$50.00

4 groups of counties with identical CTDOL rates, and 1 county with rates of its own.

CTDOL's schedules list journeyperson rates only. A registered apprentice may be paid the program's percentage of the journeyperson base rate plus the full fringe benefit, at a ratio of at least one journeyperson per apprentice (CTDOL Important Information sheet).

Questions about Connecticut electrician pay

What is the electrician prevailing wage in Bridgeport?

$86.97 an hour: a $50.00 base wage plus $36.97 in benefits, under CTDOL schedules as of July 1, 2026. Overtime and every electrician classification in Bridgeport.

Does electrician prevailing wage include fringe benefits?

Yes. In Bridgeport the $86.97 total is a $50.00 base wage plus $36.97 in benefits, about 43% of the total. The employer owes the full amount for every hour worked.

Does electrician prevailing wage pay overtime in Connecticut?

CTDOL's schedules print no overtime rates. Connecticut's general rule applies: at least 1½ times the regular rate after 40 hours in a workweek (CGS § 31-76c). Daily or weekend overtime under a union agreement isn't on CTDOL's schedules.

Do apprentice electricians get this rate?

Why do some towns have the same electrician rate?

CTDOL often publishes the same electrician rates for several towns. Across Connecticut, the 170 towns with an electrician rate fall into 5 distinct sets of rates, and 4 of those sets are shared by more than one town; the largest covers 70 towns (the Hartford group).